Matera, Italy
Sassi di Matera
People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.
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Matera, Italy
People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.
Noasca, Italy
This Italian dam is covered in salt-hungry goats who manage to scale its almost vertical face.
Rome, Italy
A modern sliver of architecture in Roma.
Urbania, Italy
Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833.
Mantua, Italy
A young Italian couple has been locked in an embrace for over 6,000 years.
Sperlonga, Italy
The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.
Bolzano, Italy
Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.
Vilminore di Scalve, Italy
The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.
Sasso di Castalda, Italy
Crossing this suspension bridge feels like walking through the sky, a fitting tribute to the head of the Apollo program.
Riomaggiore, Italy
A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.
Genoa, Italy
A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.
Monterosso al Mare, Italy
The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.
Siena, Italy
A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.
Florence, Italy
An incredible menagerie of more than 3 million taxidermied animals at the oldest science museum in Europe.
Rome, Italy
The "Great Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.
Syracuse, Italy
Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.
Pompeii, Italy
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
Venice, Italy
This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.
Belpasso, Italy
The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.
Naples, Italy
Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.
Lanzo D'intelvi, Italy
The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.
Rome, Italy
This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.
Rome, Italy
More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.
Tremosine, Italy
This winding road through an Italian canyon may be the most scenic drive in the world.